| Atheistic existentialism | Theistic existentialism | Absurdism | Nihilism | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. There is such a thing as meaning orvalue | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2. There is inherent meaning in the universe (either intrinsic or from God) | No | Maybe, but humans must have faith to believe there is | Maybe, but humans can never know it | No |
| 3. Individuals can create meaning in life themselves | Yes, it is essential that they do | Yes, but that meaning must incorporate God | Yes, but it must face the absurd and it must be individual by the "absurd creation" in order to have meaning and sense | No, because there is no such meaning to create |
| 4. The pursuit of gaining intrinsic or extrinsic meaning in the universe is possible | No, and the pursuit itself is meaningless | Yes, and the pursuit itself may have meaning | Maybe, the pursuit itself may have meaning | No, and the pursuit itself is meaningless |
| 5. The pursuit of constructed meaning is possible | Yes, thus the goal of existentialism | Yes, thus the goal of existentialism | No | No |
| 6. There is a solution to the individual's desire to seek meaning | Yes, the creation of one's own meaning | Yes, the creation of one's own meaning before God | Yes, but it is based on the individual's personal meaning since it's impossible to know the inherent meaning in the universe (if one exists) | No |
Friday, February 18, 2011
Absurdism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Absurdism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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